Plea Seeking Action Against Manufacturing of Faulty PPE Kits: Delhi HC Asks Health Ministry To Consider It As A Representation And Decide Within A Week [Read Order]

The Single Bench of Justice Rekha Palli has further asked the concerned Ministry to consider the representation of the Petitioner and pass an order within one week of receiving such a representation.

The court said:

'As and when such a representation is made, the respondents will consider the same on its own merits and pass a reasoned order within one week. A copy of the said order will be immediately furnished to the petitioner through electronic means.'

The order has come in a PIL seeking a direction to be issued to the Health Ministry to initiate legal actions as envisaged under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 against the manufacturers of faulty/substandard PPE kits under the guise of "COVID-19 kits.

The Petitioner has also asked for the regulation of the import, manufacture, sale and circulation of Personal Protective Equipment Coveralls/kits under the provisions of The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

In addition to this, the Petitioner had further sought court's direction to the Health Ministry to constitute a commission/body to deal with the menace of manufacture, import and supplying of faulty or substandard Personal Protective Equipment coveralls/kits for the purposes of COVID-19.

While disposing off the petition, the court clarified that it has neither examined norexpressed any opinion on the merits of the claim made in the said writ petition.

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